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•NationalFlag•NationalEmblem•Singapore,officiallytheRepublicofSingapore,isanislandcountryoffthesoutherntipoftheMalayPeninsula,137kilometresnorthoftheequator,inSoutheastAsia.•Singaporeistheworld'sfourthleadingfinancialcentreandacosmopolitanworldcity,playingakeyroleininternationaltradeandfinance.TheportofSingaporeisoneofthefivebusiestportsintheworld.BriefintroductionClosenessToSingaporeclimateSingaporehasatropicalrainforestclimatewithnodistinctiveseasons,uniformtemperatureandpressure,highhumidity,andabundantrainfall.＊Temperaturesusuallyrangefrom23to32°C(73to90°F).＊Relativehumidityaveragesaround79%inthemorningand73%intheafternoon.＊AprilandMayarethehottestmonths,withthewettermonsoonseasonfromNovembertoJanuary.FromJulytoOctober,thereisoftenhazecausedbybushfiresinneighbouringIndonesia.＊AlthoughSingaporedoesnotobservedaylightsavingtime,itfollowstimezoneGMT+8,onehouraheadofitsgeographicallocation.-----------adaptedfromWikipedia.Singapore’spublictransport•Singapore’spublictransportsystemisoneofthebestintheworld,soyoushouldhavenoproblemfindingyourwayaroundlikealocal.Therearethreemainformsofpublictransportthatyouwouldfindinanyothermajorcity---trains,busesandtaxis.•TRAINS•Trainsrunfrom6:00amtomidnight.•BUESE•ThereareseveralbusservicesinSingaporeandfares(费用)startat80cents.•TAXIS•Therearethreemaintaxicompanies–CityCab,ComfortandTibsTTENTALCARS•DrivinginSingaporeisapleasureandifyoulikedtotravelatyourownpace,rentingacarisagoodchoice.RentingtakesawaythehassleofgettingtoplacesaroundSingapore.Justsitbackandenjoythecity.Italsomeansyou’llgettoseealotmorethatatrainsorabuswon’tletyousee.•Singapore'sreligionsUnlikemanyothercountries,languages,religionsandculturesamongSingaporeansarenotdelineatedaccordingtoskincolourorancestry.AmongChineseSingaporeans,oneinfiveisChristian,anotheroneinfiveisatheist（无神论者）,andtherestaremostlyBuddhistsorTaoists（道教信徒）.One-thirdspeakEnglishastheirhomelanguage,whilehalfspeakMandarinChinese.TherestspeakothermutuallyunintelligibleChineselanguagesathome.SingaporeanIndiansaremuchmorereligious.Only1%ofthemareatheists.SixintenareHindu,twointenMuslim,andtherestmostlyChristian.FourintenspeakEnglishastheirhomelanguage,threeintenTamil,oneintenMalay,andtherestotherIndianlanguagesastheirhomelanguage.•EachSingaporean'sbehavioursandattitudeswouldthereforebeinfluencedby,amongmanyotherthings,hisorherhomelanguageandhisreligion.SingaporeanswhospeakEnglishastheirnativelanguagetendtoleantowardWesternculture,whilethosewhospeakChineselanguagesastheirnativelanguagetendtoleantowardChinesecultureandConfucianism.Malay-speakingSingaporeanstendtoleantowardtheMalayculture,whichitselfiscloselylinkedtotheIslamicculture.ThosewhospeakIndianlanguagesastheirnativelanguageprobablyleantowardIndianculture.Religion•BuddhismisthedominantreligioninSingapore,with42.5%oftheresidentpopulationdeclaringthemselvesasadherentsatthemostrecentcensus.OnewillbeabletofindmonasteriesandDharmacentresfromallthreemajortraditionsofBuddhisminSingapore:Theravada,MahayanaandVajrayana.MostBuddhistsinSingaporeareChineseandareoftheMahayanatradition.42.5%ofthepopulationofSingaporeisBuddhist.Singapore——NationalAttractions&TouristAttractionsTheLionCityAneightmeterhighMerlionstatueisthereatthebankofSingaporeRiver.TheMerlionisamythicalcreaturewiththeheadofalionandthebodyofafish,usedasamascotandnationalpersonificationofSingapore.TheMerlion——StrengthCourageResilienceGardenCitySingaporeisasmallcountry,butit’sgreencoverageratioisabout70%.TouristAttraction——TigerSkyTowerTheTigerSkyTower,isthehighestobservationtowerinSingapore.ItislocatedinthecentreofSentosaIsland.Thetowerhasaheightof110metersabovegroundlevel,orabout36floorstall.Atgroundlevel,visitorsenteralargedisc-shapedair-conditionedcabinfittedwithglasswindowsallround.Thecabinrevolvesslowlyforviewsasitascendsthetower.FromthetoponecanviewtheentirelengthofSingapore'sskylineandapanoramicviewoftheisland.TouristAttraction——TheNightSafariTheNightSafariistheworld'sfirstnocturnalzooandisoneofthemostpopulartouristattractionsinSingapore.TheconceptofanocturnalparkinSingaporewassuggestedinthe1980s.TheNightSafariwasofficiallyopenedin1994.TheNightSafaricurrentlyhouses1,040animalsrepresenting120species,ofwhich29%arethreatenedspecies.ThezooismanagedbyWildlifeReservesSingapore,andabout1.1millionvisitorsvisitthesafariperyear.TheNightSafarireceivedits11millionthvisitoron29May2007.Introduction•FoodandentertainmentgohandandgloveinSingapore.ArrivalofpeoplefromplentyofculturesensuresthatvarietyoffoodisavailableinSingapore.Thai,Indian,European,Malay,Chinese,Japanese,Korean,Peranakan,Indonesiancuisinevieswithoneanotherforcapturingthetastebuds.•AlthoughnumberofcuisinesareavailableinSingapore,someofthemareparticularlyassociatedwiththeisland.Hereisconciseinformationaboutvarietyofsingaporefood:Chinese肉骨茶Bak-kut-tehIndianrojakTheBananaLeafApoloHainaneseChickenRiceSingaporeFoodTrailchilicrabNoSignboardSeafoodNonyaFoodNonyaFoodRestaurantmangosteendurianmangosteenjackfruitFamoussingersJJLinStefanieSunthanks!